Wardrobe hanger



Feb. 23 1926; 1,574,705

- 7 A. L. SESSIONS WARDROBE HANGER Filed Oct. 10, 1921 v Patented Feb23, 192%.

- units stars LSMJQS ALBERT L. SEfiSIONS, Q1?" BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.

'WABJDROBE HAN Application filed October 10, 1921. Serial No. 506,860.

To all whom. it may concern:

lie it known that I, rim-mar Ti. SESSIONS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Bristol, in the county of Hartford and Stateof Connecticut, have invented new and Improved Wardrobe Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the class of devices employed for hanginggarments, and especially as applied to wardrobe trunks and an object ofmy invention, among others, is to provide a hanger that shall beextremely simple in its construction and particularly etticient for thepurposes to: which it is designed.

One form of hanger embodying my invention and in the construction anduse of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may beattained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a view or a part of the upper portion of a wardrobe "runk showin myimproved hang-er in place thereon, the trunk being; shown as opened out.

Figure 2. is a view of a portion of a wardrobe trunk showing my improvedhanger in side view and attached thereto.

Figure 3 is a detail view in section through my improved hanger on planedenoted by dotted line 3-3 of Figure 4:, scale enlarged.

Figure t is a view in side elevation of my improved hanger.

Figure 5 is an end View of the same Figure 6 is a view showing the partsof the hanger opened out.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the 1nner member oi my improvedhanger.

Figure 8 is a view in cross section, scale enlarged ot a part of thestructure shown in Figure 6 and on plane denoted by dotted line 8-8 insaid Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a perspective view ot a portion ot a support illustrating alittle differ ent form of my improved device.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 1O denotes one of the membersof a wardrobe trunk supplied with my improved hanger and 11 the othermember of said trunk, which members may be secured together as by ahinge or hinges 12 in the ordinary manner.

To the inside of that portion of the trunk that will be the upper endwhen in its nor mal position ofuse as a wardrobe 1 secure supportingbrackets at opposite sides, and as illustrated in Figure 1. Each of"these brackets comprises an inner member 13 having supporting straps1l15 at opposite ends, the straps 15 being secured to the back of thetrunk and the straps 1 1 to the sides thereof, said inner member beingtelescoped within an outer member 16 that slides upon the inner memberfor the purposeoi extenuing the bracket and increasing its length. Thisfeature, however, is not new so far as my invention is concerned, myinvention having to do more especially with the construction of thepart-smaking upthe bracket as a whole.

T 0 this end the inner member 13 is bent from a piece of sheet metalintotubular form with depending flanges 17 formed at opposite edges of thepiece and resting against each other. Rivet receiving depressions 18 areformed in each of these flanges opposite each other, as by indenting themetal to produce such depressions on the outer sides o1 the flanges,this for the purpose of receiving the heads of rivets 1-9 that are usedto secure the parts together; Grooves 20 are formed in the upper side ofthe inner member and extend lengthwise thereof, preferably near to buton opposite sidesof a plane passingv vertically through the hangerlengthwise thereof when in its position for use. p

The supporting strap 1a is olfset at its upper end, said otlset portionextending between the flanges 17 preferably with its innor end restingagainst the top of the inner surface of the inner member, and the rivet19 may pass through thisfstrap as a means for securing itin place. Thisstrap is provided at the angles 2122 with a rib 23 formed by depressingthe strap from one side to form the rib on the, opposite side, said ribextending from the flat portion or the strap on opposite sides of saidangles and across said angles to stiffen the strap and prevent atendency to strain atsuch angles.

The strap 15 is secured to the outer end of the inner member in anysuitable manner, as by means of an opening within which the inner memberis received, the two parts being secured together in any suitable manneras b means of electric welding or otherwise. A. stiffening member 24 issecured at one end to the strap 14. and extends along the inner surfaceof the inner member 13 preferably against the top thereof, the end ofthis bar being extended at the open end of as tube and bent over, saidbent end being secured in any suitable manner, as by electric welding,to the outer surface of the supporting strap 15.

The outer member 16 is of tubular shape to fit upon the inner member 13in a manner to permit free sliding movement of the parts one withrespect to the other. This outer member has depending flanges 25 thatare spaced apart sufliciently to receive the flanges 17 between them,the opposite sides of this member 16 being secured together as by straps2627 secured in any suitable manner to the flanges and bridging saidopening in a manner to permit free sliding movement of the one memberwithin the other. The strap 26 is preferably extended around the end ofthe flanges and thereby forms a stop to determine the extent of slidingmovement of the outer member upon the inner member, as shown this strapbeing integral with the end 30 of the tube.

Lifters 28, in the form of fingers, project from the end of the outermember 16 into the grooves 20 for the purpose of lifting hangers 29 fromthe inner member 13 so that the outer member 16 may slide under suchhangers when such outer member is pushed into place for the purpose ofclosing the trunk, and in a manner that will be readily understood indevices of this class.

In that form of the device illustrated in Figure 9 the extensible memberis the inner member, instead of the outer member, as shown in thepreceding figures. As in the other structures, however, the outer member31 is a tube and the inner member 32 is a tube, the outer member havingflanges 33 and the flanges 34 on the inner member being formed byshaping the end of the tube comprising the member and as illustrated insaid Figure 9. A support 35 is secured between the flanges 33 in amanner similar to that hereinbefore described.

In accordance with the provisions of the statutes I have described theprinciples of operation of my invention, together with the device whichI now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire tohave it understood that the device shown is only illustrative, and thatthe invention may be carried out by other means.

I claim 1. A garment hanger support comprising an outer tubular memberhaving depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relationlengthwise along one side, an inner tubular member located within saidouter tubular member and having depending flanges also extending insubstantially paral' lel relation along one side and located beween theflanges of said outer member, and means for supporting one of saidmembers for sliding movement with respect to the other member as asupport therefor.

2. A garment hanger support comprising an outer tubular member havingdepending flanges extending in substantially parallel relationlengthwise along one side, an inner tubular member located within saidouter tubular member and having depending flanges also extending insubstantially parallel relation and located between the flanges of saidouter member, and means for supporting said inner tubular member tothereby constitute said inner tubular member as a support for the outertubular member thereon.

3. A garment hanger support comprising an outer tubular member and aninner tubular member located within said. outer tubular member andhaving depending flanges extending in substantially parallel relationlengthwise along one side thereof, a supporting strap extending withinthe inner tubular member and secured to said flanges, and a stiffeningbar secured at one end to said strap and extending along the top of theinner surface of the inner member and secured at its other end.

4-. A garment hanger support comprising an inner tubular member havingdepending flanges extending in substantially parallel relation along oneside thereof, an outer tubular member surrounding the inner tubularmember and having depending flanges extending in substantially parallelrelation along one side thereof, a strap secured to one of the flangesof the outer member and extending underneath and across the openingbetween said flanges and secured to the opposite flange, and means forsupporting one of said tubular members.

5. A garment hanger support comprising an inner tubular member havingdepending flangesextending in substantially parallel relation along oneside thereof, an outer tubular member surrounding the inner tubularmember and having depending flanges extending in substantially parallelrelation along one side thereof, a strap secured to one of the flangesof the outer member and extending around the end and across the openingbetween said flanges and secured to the opposite flange of the outermember, and means for supporting one of said tubular members.

ALBERT L. SESSIONS.

